Letters exchanged Friday between leaders of the Pac-12 #WeAreUnited Unity Group and conference commissioner Larry Scott show a strong division over how the parties felt Thursday’s first meeting went amid concerns’ the student group on the conference’s back-to-game policy following the coronavirus pandemic. “We were all disappointed and deeply concerned …
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Fortnite maker Epic Games worth $ 17.3B after new round of financing
Epic Games replaces ‘Fortnite’ police cars with civilian cars to protest police brutality. FOX Business’ Jackie DeAngelis and more. Epic Games, the developer behind the popular video game “Fortnite”, is worth $ 17.3 billion after its last round of funding. The California-based software developer and publisher, founded in 1991, announced …
Read More »Brightline ends partnership with Virgin Trains in South Florida Brightline ends partnership with Virgin Trains in South Florida
Richard Branson and Brightline train (Getty, Virgin) Brightline and Virgin Trains are on different tracks and have terminated their partnership agreement in South Florida. The shuttle service will return after using the name Brightline, it said in its monthly revenue and reporting on ridership. Brightline had worked as Virgin Trains …
Read More »Thousands protest in Poland demanding release of LGBT activist
WARSAW (Reuters) – Several thousand people waving rainbow flags protested on Saturday in central Warsaw demanding the release of an LGBT activist accused of hanging rainbow banners over statues and damaging an anti-abortion cart. . LGBT supporters protest in Warsaw, Poland 7 August 2020. Adam Stepien / Agencja Gazeta via …
Read More »Trump joins his Bedminster golf club guests in relaxing press to Bash journalist asking about masks
Members of President Trump’s golf club in New Jersey fired a press conference on Friday with him to cheer on a reporter who confronted the president about COVID-19 deaths and noted that the guests themselves did not wear masks. The moment arose after Trump repeated the lie that the new …
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